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Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Producers using the term ‘milk’ to market purely plant-based products have been forced to rebrand.
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Villiers backtracks on Gove’s promise to set up commission to protect food standards

Villiers backtracks on Gove’s promise to set up commission to protect food standards

05 Dec 201909:11
Defra Secretary Theresa Villiers has backtracked on her predecessor’s cast-iron guarantee to set up a Trade and Food Commission to protect standards after Brexit.
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General Election 2019: What are the political parties promising on food and farming?

General Election 2019: What are the political parties promising on food and farming?

27 Nov 201915:40
With two weeks to go until polling day, all the political parties have now published their manifestos. But what are they promising on food and farming?
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Boris to ‘forge a new Britain’ as he tells farmers they will thrive under Tory Gov

Boris to ‘forge a new Britain’ as he tells farmers they will thrive under Tory Gov

25 Nov 201915:54
Farmers at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Llanelwedd, met with Mr Johnson on Monday (November 25) as he launched his party’s Welsh manifesto for the general election.
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Welsh unions call on next Government to make food a priority

Welsh unions call on next Government to make food a priority

25 Nov 201912:00
The importance of food and family farms must be remembered by any party which takes on the UK Government as it strives to ‘bridge the divides’ caused by Brexit, Welsh unions have said. 
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Retailers ally themselves with farmers in battle for consumer trust

Retailers ally themselves with farmers in battle for consumer trust

21 Nov 201911:42
Calls for transparency within food systems does not mean everyone wants to know what is in their beef burgers, but people ‘wish to know they could access the information if necessary’.
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Tories promise to protect £3bn ag budget in next Parliament

Tories promise to protect £3bn ag budget in next Parliament

20 Nov 201915:53
The Conservatives have promised to protect the current annual £3bn budget for UK agriculture in every year of the next Parliament.
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'Do not underestimate force of public opinion on Gov's trade deal decisions'

'Do not underestimate force of public opinion on Gov's trade deal decisions'

19 Nov 201911:38
Strength of public opinion around food and farming standards should not be underestimated when it comes to securing new trade deals.
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EU carbon tax could lock UK farmers out of European market

EU carbon tax could lock UK farmers out of European market

12 Nov 201909:00
UK farmers could be locked out of the European market if the EU introduces a carbon tax to prevent high emission imports, a trade expert has warned.
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Johnson-style trade deals risk making 250,000 ha of Welsh farmland ‘unproductive’

Johnson-style trade deals risk making 250,000 ha of Welsh farmland ‘unproductive’

05 Nov 201913:19
A post-Brexit free trade scenario of the kind proposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson risks making more than 250,000 hectares of farmland in Wales ‘unproductive’, according to analysis from the Welsh Government.
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Ex-Defra chief scientist under fire after calling for cut in red meat production

Ex-Defra chief scientist under fire after calling for cut in red meat production

04 Nov 201910:57
Farm groups have criticised a former Defra chief scientist for saying people will have to cut down on eating red meat if the UK is to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target.
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal could see NI farmers ‘cut out of GB market’

Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal could see NI farmers ‘cut out of GB market’

01 Nov 201911:22
Northern Irish farmers have expressed concerns that the Prime Minister’s new Brexit deal could see them ‘cut out of’ the Great British market, if the rest of the UK chooses to diverge from EU food production standards.
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Farmers issue plea for food to be at the heart of General Election campaign

Farmers issue plea for food to be at the heart of General Election campaign

31 Oct 201909:00
Farmers have issued a plea for agriculture to be front and centre of the upcoming General Election campaign, after MPs finally backed holding a vote on December 12.
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Farm groups give mixed reception to Parliament’s vote for December election

Farm groups give mixed reception to Parliament’s vote for December election

29 Oct 201916:37
Agricultural leaders and farmers have given a mixed response to Parliament’s backing for a snap General Election on December 12.
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Net profit for ‘average’ farmer set to fall by half over the next decade

Net profit for ‘average’ farmer set to fall by half over the next decade

29 Oct 201909:39
Net profits for the ‘average’ farmer are set to fall by half over the next decade, even if environmental payments double, according to research by consultants Strutt and Parker.
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CLA calls for £30m annual funding to upskill farmers through Brexit transition

CLA calls for £30m annual funding to upskill farmers through Brexit transition

25 Oct 201909:21
The CLA has called on Government to spend £30m a year improving farmers’ business, digital and technical skills, as well as providing environmental training.
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Canada stopped trade talks after liberal no-deal tariffs removed UK leverage

Canada stopped trade talks after liberal no-deal tariffs removed UK leverage

23 Oct 201915:38
A Canadian official has confirmed the UK’s no-deal tariff schedule, which would allow many imports to enter the country duty-free, led to the shutdown of Brexit continuity trade talks.
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Food and farming leaders welcome Johnson’s Brexit deal with the EU

Food and farming leaders welcome Johnson’s Brexit deal with the EU

17 Oct 201911:26
Food and farming leaders have welcomed the announcement from Number 10 that the Prime Minister has struck a Brexit deal with the EU.
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Farm groups launch Brexit advice services ahead of planned October exit

Farm groups launch Brexit advice services ahead of planned October exit

16 Oct 201906:00
Two farm groups have launched no-deal Brexit advice services ahead of the UK’s planned exit on October 31.
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'Natural England needs £140m cash boost to build relationships with farmers'

'Natural England needs £140m cash boost to build relationships with farmers'

15 Oct 201909:55
Natural England needs an annual cash boost of £140m if it is to build proper relationships with farmers and carry out its duties to protect the environment, according to its chair Tony Juniper.
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‘It has been a wasted year’ - farm leaders urge Gov to fast track Ag Bill

‘It has been a wasted year’ - farm leaders urge Gov to fast track Ag Bill

14 Oct 201914:57
The reinstatement of the Agriculture Bill was announced in the Queen’s speech today (October 14).
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